(KRON) -- A longtime chicken & waffles restaurant in Oakland is closing for good by the end of the month. Home of Chicken & Waffles will operate for its final day of service on Aug. 31, owner Derreck Johnson confirmed to KRON4. Johnson did not explain in detail the reason for the...
Flock Safety, the surveillance technology company increasingly under scrutiny, announced Thursday that it is making changes to its platform.
You can see Napa from a lot of different perspectives — but these founders wanted to make the experience more personal. We’re taking a ride with a mother-and-daughter team who built their business around showing people their city. Karen Kaiser and Nancie Cameron, share their stor...
A beloved Oakland institution is closing its doors after more than two decades. Home of Chicken and Waffles near Jack London Square will serve its final meals later this month. The restaurant opened in 2004 and is known for its fried chicken, golden waffles and Southern comfort f...
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A popular East Bay restaurant is stepping up to help those impacted by the devastating earthquake that hit Colombia. For the owners, the disaster hits especially close to home. On Aug. 17, popular Colombian restaurant Parche in Oakland will be raising money for earthquake relief....
(KRON) -- Plans are underway to transform an office building in downtown Oakland into a data center and AI infrastructure hub. The news was first reported Tuesday by The San Francisco Business Times. The publication reported that a high-powered supercomputing facility at 415 20th...
San Francisco’s newest grocery store is Grocery Outlet, which is opening Thursday on Bay Street with bargain prices and snack brands you can’t find anywhere else....
A crowd of young people stormed an Oakland 7-Eleven over the weekend, stealing merchandise and damaging the store, according to workers who said they now fear for their safety....
Coldwater, the clothing store owned by three brothers in Japantown, is closing because the building was sold. Jason and his brothers Brian and Averill Nemedez are starting the painful transition of finding another place to operate Coldwater. The brothers each grew up with an inte...
As bodyhacking goes mainstream in San Francisco, Neko Health files permits for a spot at 100 Stockton St.
Anthony Strong takes an unusual approach to crowdfunding the Cole Valley outpost of his popular restaurant and marketplace.
The Lakers are being sold to American businessmen Josh Kushner and Bob Iger for over $12 billion, a record-breaking price, multiple sources told ESPN.
Why does San Francisco worship its scrappy little restaurants — until they grow?
San Francisco’s love-hate relationship with restaurant chains The San Francisco Standard
Yemeni cafe chain Marib Coffee brings first S.F. store to Union Square bizjournals.com
The owner of 7-Eleven in East Oakland shares videos of young thieves mobbing his store. Two workers who were there during the incident tells KTVU they were scared for their lives...
Reed Jobs says SF's darkest period helped fuel its latest tech boom Business Insider
Residents and businesses near Portsmouth Square in San Francisco's Chinatown say the demolition and construction is leaving a noisy, dusty mess.
California and other states are going to trial against Meta, accusing the social media company of profiting off of young users by developing addictive features that cause physical and mental harm. California is also accusing Meta of violating the Children's Online Privacy Protect...
The owner of an Oakland 7-Eleven is describing a pair of robberies at his store as brazen and violent after a large group targeted the business twice in the same day. The incidents happened Saturday in the middle of the day at the 7-Eleven at Fifth Avenue and International Boulev...
(KRON) -- Another major tech company is calling time on remote work. TikTok is reportedly mandating that workers begin coming into the office five days a week again. According to Business Insider, the social media behemoth expects most U.S. workers to be in-person beginning next ...
(KRON) -- Workers at a Bay Area salt production facility are on strike Tuesday morning. Salt workers at Cargill's Newark production facility went on strike amid contract negotiations with their union, Teamsters Local 853. Cargill's workers are striking over what they call the com...
(KRON) -- More than 7,000 illegal products were seized during a smoke shop enforcement operation in Sunnyvale, authorities announced Monday. The operation was conducted after “community concerns about the accessibility of tobacco products to minors,” the Sunnyvale Department of P...
Shop exclusive deals on kitchen and home essentials with ABC Secret Savings.
Downtown Oakland office building transforms into data center, AI infrastructure hub The Business Journals
From Stars to Sam’s to Cotogna: A short history of the political restaurant scene.
Vanguard expands to East Bay with merger that hedges against Compass dominance The Business Journals
Mahmood says updating the property database will help find sites for grocery stores, food pantries, and affordable housing. S.F. supervisor wants to create master list of city properties...
A trendy Mediterranean fast-casual restaurant chain has announced it’s coming to the Bay Area, with three new locations planned.
(KRON) -- A small, locally founded donut chain had a busy week. Johnny Doughnuts set up shop for three days at the Outside Lands music festival this past weekend. In addition, the Marin County-founded donut shop held a grand opening for its Napa outpost, according to a Johnny Dou...
Not long after major sporting events drew massive crowds to downtown San Jose and San Francisco, a survey ranked the two cities near the bottom of a national list for vibrancy. However, local leaders and business experts say the data is outdated and does not reflect a recent surg...
The company issued a new voluntary recall for products containing jalapeños.
Playful spirits in store: Grab your favorite from Disney's Cutie Ghost Collection today!
A Momofuku Ko alum helped design the menu, which spans Korean fried chicken, East Coast subs, raw oysters, and handrolls.
It took multiple law changes and the perfect property to come available for a project like 150 Hayes St. to become a reality.
Taylor Farms, the food producer linked to the record cyclosporiasis outbreak, is pulling more than a dozen jalapeño products from grocery stores across the United States....
Friends and family members last saw Amy Hillyard on March 25. She is the co-owner of Farley's Coffee Shop, a popular business on Grand Avenue in Oakland....
Verizon said fiber cuts related to vandalism were causing service interruptions for some customers in Los Angeles and parts of Southern California, with engineers working to make repairs....
'Exasperating' and 'miserable' — Bidding wars in San Francisco create a frustrating market The Business Journals
(KRON) — Two days after legendary sports broadcaster Greg Papa was laid off by KNBR, they posted a statement from their parent company, Cumulus Media. The news broke on Wednesday afternoon that Papa would no longer be in the broadcast booth. Greg Papa was the primary 49ers' play-...
The Barb is trimming festivalgoers’ hair all weekend. A few performers already have appointments, too.
Treasure hunters, bargain shoppers and antique lovers are in luck. The Benicia Peddlers fair returns Saturday, bringing hundreds of vendors downtown with antiques, collectibles, vintage finds, handcrafted goods and more....
(KRON) -- The wait is finally over for Bay Area CAVA fans. After years of speculation and customer requests, the popular Mediterranean fast-casual chain has confirmed it's expanding to Northern California. CAVA confirmed to KRON4 that its first Bay Area restaurant will open next ...
William 'Siddiq' Sanders runs Nice Cutz, a fully outfitted mobile barbershop built inside a 16-foot-wide box truck.
Cassandra Burnett is the founder and creator of Love Baked In. It's a baking workshop that merges memories, storytelling and recipes together.
A man who federal prosecutors in Atlanta nicknamed "master of disguise" is facing charges for allegedly robbing 10 businesses at gunpoint.
At Fusion Dumpling, Jenny Wu’s cherished Shanghai food memories meet chef Truman Du’s classic Chongqing roots.
(KRON) -- When it was announced that Charli xcx would be doing a Q&A at a local San Francisco record store, many fans were excited to see the British pop star up close. However, there was another segment of fans not thrilled about the timing of the event. Charli xcx was slated to...
Beat the Outside Lands crowds and take in all that the city has to offer: a vibrant art scene, one-of-a-kind nightlife, and restaurants that are pushing the envelope....
Health officials are expanding an investigation into jalapenos served at Chipotle restaurants to include Qdoba restaurants.
Scientists at a biotech company have used gene editing to create two hypoallergenic beagles that don't trigger allergies.
Researchers at San Jose State University on Thursday revealed this year’s index on economic inequality in Silicon Valley. The Silicon Valley Pain Index shows that the top 10% of residents holds 75% of the area’s wealth. The bottom 50% of residents holds less than 1%. According to...
Stanford University is ditching its contract with Flock and is signing with a new license plate reader company called Genetec Cloudrunner.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A longtime grocery store serving San Francisco’s North of the Panhandle (NoPa) neighborhood is set to close next month. Lucky, located on Fulton Street near Masonic Avenue, will permanently close on Sept. 11, leaving many nearby residents searching for a n...
Also, Japanese furniture store on Valencia Street to close and Connie Chan headquarters to open on 24th Street. Mission Buzz: Fielder requests to City Hall: 24/7 ambassadors near 24th and 16th streets...
Video game giant Electronic Arts announced Tuesday that it closed the $55 billion sale of its business to Saudi Arabia's sovereign wealth fund PIF, investment firm Silver Lake Partners and Affinity Partners, which is run by U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner....
The former company president is also accused of using millions for his Hawaii home.
(KRON) -- How far is too far when it comes to using AI tools? One company recently found that out. Ayush Agarwal, co-founder and Chief Product and Technology Officer of Dodo Payments, posted what seemed like an ordinary announcement on his X page August 2. "we moved into a new @d...
(KRON) -- A new competition will award up to $150 million to people with ideas to help improve San Francisco. The initiative, called Boundless San Francisco, will award grants of up to $50 million to as many as three organizations with winning proposals. Eligible nonprofits, busi...
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Disney fans, assemble! Here's what to know about D23 2026, Disney's ultimate fan event in Anaheim, California.
A wildfire burning along California’s rugged Big Sur coast has been difficult for firefighters to access and contain.
SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- Nima Momeni, the convicted killer of Cash App founder Bob Lee, will be back in a San Francisco courtroom Friday, and…
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